Snap, Crackle and Pop's Birthday!

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We spent this past weekend up at Windham with the whole family to celebrate Grandpa Duffy's birthday! It was nice to see the 3 grandchildren together. We actually had a boat load of kids up there this weekend, the Heffernan and Kaiser clans were on hand to make the weekend that much more enjoyable. Thanks to everyone for coming up and I hope this is a glimpse into the good times to be had at the Windham getaway! The ski season will be upon us soon!

There is a monkey in my pumpkin patch!

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This past Saturday Kari and I took our little monkey to Battleview pumpkin patch to pick some pumpkins. Ok, we went there to dress Ryan up in a monkey suit and take pictures of him in a tree! The pumpkin picking was just a cover.

I think Ryan has accepted the fact that this will be a regular occurrence and with the holiday season approaching there is a lot more costumes to be worn. I would actually feel bad if it wasn't so much damn fun to dress him up!! Oh well, he will forgive us when he is older.

Baptism

Ryan finally had his Baptism two weeks ago. Hurricane Irene delayed the event by a few weeks, but also allowed more family and friends to attend. Ryan was a little angel that day and gave us no problems at all.

We would like to thank everyone that came and celebrated this day with us. We would also like to thank Kellie and Paul for being Ryan's God Parents! We are truly blessed to have you guys be part of his life!!

As a side note, we think Ryan really likes church. The day of the Baptism, we had attended 2 masses and Ryan slept like an angel through both. We think that the church music and singing soothes him. So we are now playing organ music and constantly chanting in the house. While it keeps Ryan comfortable, the neighbors are starting to wonder what goes on in the Duffy's house. :)

Here are some pics from the Baptism:

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We will see everyone again for Brian's Baptism this weekend!!!

Welcome to the Jungle

Ryan has been really growing and doing new things everyday. From discovering his hands and fingers to laughing out loud when we tickle him. Most recently, he has been showing more head control and we were able to have him sit up in his Jungle ExerSaucer.

We were excited to see that he was able to hold his head up, but I think we might of overstimulated him just a bit. Ryan just stared at the different animals that were making noise, lighting up and swinging over his head. He was simply overwhemled. He gave me the same stare when I explained that I was his father.

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Irene vs Ryan

Irene has won for now! Ryan will not be baptized this Sunday and will have to remain our little evil son for a few more weeks. We will reschedule for September 18th.

I think Ryan knew this was going to happen, Aunt Wendy was talking about the hurricane and he just laughed!

We got some sleep!!!

The little bastard.....I mean adorable son was giving us some sleeping issues the last couple of weeks. We had moved him from his bassinet into his crib and that is when all the trouble started. He went from sleeping 5-6 hours a night to 2-3 hours a night!! It was not a good couple of days. Kari was exhausted and I was second guessing the decision to put him in the crib. We decided that we must stick it out and let him adjust. After about a week, Ryan started to increase the time he slept and now he is giving us 8-9 hours a night!! I realize that this could be short term, but we are enjoying every extra minute of sleep we can get.

Yesterday Ryan was 10 weeks old! We took him to the doctor and he weighed in at 13 pounds 12 ounces and 23 inches long. We are still hoping that he sets new family records and grows to a giant 5 foot 8 inches!!

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Surprise Bill!

We celebrated Bill's 60th birthday in grand style by throwing him a surprise birthday party last weekend!! Thanks to everyone who came out to wish Bill Happy Birthday. It was a nice hot day and the new pool got plenty of use!

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One big happy family

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We spent this past Saturday at Lisa and Jason's beautiful home to visit Alexis. She was a tiny little person! We had all of the grand children in one place and it was great to see them all together. Emily has her work cut out for her, but she will always be the first!

Ryan Laughing

I never thought I would be entertained by a baby laughing, but I am!  Enjoy.

Happy Happy Birthday

This past weekend, I celebrated my 34th birthday in grand fashion. To start off the day, I got a phone call from my mother telling me that Lisa was going into labor. After about 12 hours of Labor, she gave birth to my new niece Alexis Nicole Reckner! She was 6 lb. 4 oz. and 20 in. Go to www.recknerfamily.com for more details and pictures.


Alexis
My weekend then continued with a visit to my Uncle Tom's to celebrate Karissa's graduation.  It was a beautiful day and a great party.  Congratulations to Karissa!!

I ended the weekend with some dinner and cake with my parents.  Of course all of this was done with Ryan, the best gift I could ask for!

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1 month down, 30 years to go

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Ryan is now entering his 2nd month and is getting bigger each and every day. We just spent the 4th of July at a BBQ with close friends and their children. It is amazing how times have changed.

Happy Birthday Bill!

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Bill turned 60 and we had the family over for a nice pasta dinner and finished it off with a nice helping of ice cream cake. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!